Pop-up display structure
A pop-up card includes an erectable pop-up display structure that can be easily removed from the card to be displayed. The pop-up card is foldable between closed and opened positions. The card includes a slot therein for holding the pop-up display structure. The pop-up display structure comprises a plurality of intersecting slice-form elements mounted on a foldable base. At least a portion of the foldable base is removably inserted in the slot such that when the card is closed, the foldable base is folded and the pop-up display structure is in a flattened state. When the card is opened, the foldable base is unfolded and the pop-up display structure is in an erected 3-D state. The pop-up display structure can be slid out of the slot in the card and displayed when desired.
1 . A pop-up structure comprising:
a foldable base including a top surface;
a bottom surface opposite the top surface;
a crease line defined in the foldable base, the crease line separating a first portion of the foldable base from a second portion of the foldable base;
a pop-up display structure comprising a plurality of intersecting slice-form elements, the pop-up display structure including a fold line extending in a direction parallel to the crease line;
a first portion of the pop-up display structure mounted to the first portion of the foldable base on the top surface; and
a second portion of the pop-up display structure mounted to the second portion of the foldable base on the top surface, the pop-up display structure movable between a flattened state and an erected 3D state, the pop-up display structure being in the flattened state when the foldable base is in a folded position, the pop-up display structure being in the erected 3D state when the foldable base is in an unfolded position.
2 . The pop-up structure of claim 1 , wherein the foldable base is removable from a card.
3 . The pop-up structure of claim 2 , wherein the card includes an opening defined in at least one surface configured to removably hold the foldable base.
4 . The pop-up structure of claim 2 , wherein the foldable base is removable from a card using a tab.
5 . The pop-up structure of claim 4 , wherein the tab extends along the crease line.
6 . The pop-up structure of claim 1 , wherein the folded position includes the pop-up display structure sandwiched between the first portion and the second portion of the foldable base.
7 . The pop-up structure of claim 1 , wherein the unfolded position of the foldable base includes the first portion and the second portion of the foldable base extending along a plane.
8 . The pop-up structure of claim 1 , wherein the foldable base is receivable into a slot to maintain the foldable base in the unfolded position.
9 . The pop-up structure of claim 1 , wherein the foldable base is maintained in the unfolded position using a material at least partially covering the bottom surface.
10 . A pop-up structure comprising:
a foldable base including a top surface;
a bottom surface opposite the top surface;
a crease line defined in the foldable base, the crease line separating a first portion of the foldable base from a second portion of the foldable base;
a card having a first side and a second side;
a fold line defined in the card, the fold line separating the first side from the second side of the card;
a pop-up display structure mounted to the foldable base on the top surface, the pop-up display structure movable between a flattened state and an erected 3D state, the pop-up display structure being in the flattened state when the foldable base is in a folded position, the pop-up display structure being in the erected 3D state when the foldable base is in an unfolded position.
11 . The pop-up structure of claim 10 , wherein the crease line of the foldable base extends parallel to the fold line of the card.
12 . The pop-up structure of claim 10 , further comprising:
an opening defined in at least one surface of the card, the at least one surface configured to removably hold the foldable base.
13 . The pop-up structure of claim 12 , wherein the opening is defined at least partially on the first side of the card and at least partially on the second side of the card.
14 . The pop-up structure of claim 12 , wherein the at least one surface extends over at least a portion of the foldable base when the foldable base is positioned in the opening.
15 . The pop-up structure of claim 12 , further comprising:
a tab extending from the foldable base, the foldable base being removable from the opening using the tab.
16 . The pop-up structure of claim 15 , wherein the tab extends along the crease line of the foldable base.
17 . A method comprising:
moving a pop-up display structure from a flattened state to an erected 3D state by translating a movement of a foldable base from a folded position to an unfolded position to the pop-up display structure, the foldable base having a bottom surface opposite a top surface and a crease line separating a first portion from a second portion, the pop-up display structure connected to the top surface of the foldable base; and
maintaining the pop-up display structure in the erected 3D state by maintaining the foldable base in the unfolded position, the pop-up display structure is maintained in the erected 3D state using a slot into which at least a portion of the foldable base is received.
18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the pop-up display structure is maintained in the erected 3D state following a removal of the foldable base from an opening defined in a card.
19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the foldable base is removed from the opening using a tab.
20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the tab extends along the crease line.